Portable picture-gallery.



P. D. SEARS A. O. SODERGREN. PORTABLE PICTURE GALLERY. APPL'IGATIONFILED AUG. 26, 1 12,

' Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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I. D. SEARS & ,A. '0 SODERGRB-N. PORTABLE PICTURE GALLERY.APPLI'OATIONVIILED AUG. 20, 1 12.

Patented Dec. 30,, 1913.,

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i make and use the same.

UNITED e-rarns PATENT oFFIoE. v

FREDERICK D. SEARS Ania AXEL o. sonnnenn'n, or INNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

ron'rABLE PIQTURE-GALLERY.

To all whom) it may concern:

' Be it known thatrwe; FREDERICK D. SEARS nesota, have invented certainnew; and useful Improvements in Portable Plcture- Gala leries; and we.do herebydeclare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled intheart to which itappertains t Our invention has 1 for its object toiprovide a'simple and efiicientiportable-moving picture gallery and t6 such;ends, generally" stated, the invention consists'of the novel devices andcombinations "of devicesherein.-

after' described and defined in the elairns.-

More particularly, as stated, our invention comprises a 'gallery 'orcompartment ;'froin'whicl i external light is cut off, having aninternal screenonto' 'Which the pictureis projected, and the-gallerycreasing having' a plurality of peek-holes through which the projected;picture on the-screen may be seen by' persons standing outs de of thecasing.

This improved gallery or apparatus shin what we at present believe to beits prekferred form, is illustrated in. the accompany? ing drawings,wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews."

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1: 1s a view partly in side elevationand-partly ih' vertical section, showing the complete portableandextensible gallery; Fig.2 is an end elevationof the gallery looking atthe same. from the right toward the leftin' respect to Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa section taken on the line 0: :12 of Fig. '1; Fig. 41s atransverse-vertical section taken on 'the line (B4 a? ofFig. 1';'

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section on. the line :2 m ofFig. 2.; and Fig.

' p 6 is an elevation of-the-pa'rts shown in Fig.

5 and Fig. 7' and 1s a fragmentary View in section on the line in :0of-Fig. 4:.

The gallery illustrated is a: double ended structure in which thepictures onthe screen i may be viewed from'both ends of'the casing orfrom both slde'sof the screen andit comprises" main body sections 1,andextensible sections 2, 3 aud t, which isections-in-the' orderindicated are made successively smaller in diameter and are arranged toelescope one into the other. The screen Specification of LettersPateiiti I Pafente lj)c, 30 1913, Application filediAugust 26, 1912.-Serial No. 716,972).

ring' or frame 6. The'ring 6 is situated in the plurality 'of retainingforks 7, having threaded stems PIJOJQCtlIIg outward through one of themain caseseotions 1 and secured thereto by nuts 8. The tivo main casesections' 1 are preferably detachably connected,

this being accomplished by means of flanged hoops 9, secured to theabutting edges of saidmasesections 1 and bolted or otherwise rig dlybutdetachablv; connected. Ilhe said body sections 1 are shon'nassupported by suitable framework 10 and the vertical legs ofwhich.arepassed through-lugs 11 on support1ng=yokes 11, the legs beingsecured :theretofby "set screws 12,'th'at permit vertical adjustments ofthe said yokes 11, and hence, of the entire gallery. 'The case seei and4,iw'hen extended, are supported'from the"main--ca'se sections 'l byc'hainsor cables 13.- v

On'e of the outer'and smaller of the-case sections 4' isprovided withaxially located light passagesor perforations l and the housing l5, ofthe moving picture machine is secured to this "case-section 4 in positlin to project the; picture rays through the adiacent passage lt'a'nd ontothe screen 5. as l indicated 3 by the radiating dotted lines marked Y onFig. 1. i he chain or cable 16 also connects the housing. tp one ofthe"main casesections 1 and assists insupport- .ing the-same in properworking position. g The several sections of the casing. except thesection 4 to which thepicture apparatus 'iscmne'cted,are formed eachwith a plurality of peek-holes" 17. in their annular vertical outerendfaces, (see Fig. 2i. Freterably, veach peek-hole 1? is normallyclosed by a-i erticallv movable shutter 18-. having a' pe rforation19.,as adapted. to' register with the peek-hole 17 when the saidshutter-is held in a raised position. t

The picture projectedonthe tr nslucent screen 5,'will be visible on bothsides thereof andhence, may be-simultaneou'slv "iewed by a large numberof people, to-wit. as many people as there are peck-holes looking ontothe galler from both ends of the carsing sections. or frmn both sides ofthe screen.

in Fig". 3. the numeral 20 indicates a peckhole for theopcrator,located-in the end of 5 l the small case section 4, to which the pictureprojecting a picture gallery and iachine is attached. This peek-hole 20,as shown, is provided with normally closed shutter 21.

When it is desired to more the gallery or apparatus from place to placethe sections 1, 2, .3 and i may be tclcscoped together; and whenever theapparatus must be passed through a narrow passage. such as a doorway,which is wider than the length of the two body sections 1, the saidsections 1 may .be separated. It is thought that friction projecting apicture onto said screen, said gallery having peek holes through whichthe picture on said screen may be viewed by persons on the exterior ofsaid gallery, the said gallery being collapsible and having means forholding it extended. 2. The combination of a. gallery or inclosure and ascreen therein,--of means for onto said screen, said gallery havingpeek-holes through which the picture on said screen maybe viewed bypersons on the exterior of said gallery, said gallery being made up ofan extensible andcontractible casin 3. The combination of a gallery madeup iof extensible sections ofvaryin'g diameter,

with a screen applied onthe larger section of said gallery, and apicture machine applied to thesinaller section of said gallery.andarranged to project pictures into said onio'said screen, said galleryhaving peek-holes in its extensible sections, through which pictures onsaid screen may -be viewed from' theexteriorof said gallery.

4. The combination of a gallery or inclosure and a screen therein, ofmeans for.

projecting a picture onto said screen, sait gallery having peek-holesthrough which the picture on said screen may be viewed by persons on theexterior of said gallery, .and the said peek-holes having automaticallyclosed shutters.

5. The combination with a gallery made up with telescopically connectcdsections of materially different diameter, of asereen applied inthelarger section of saidgallery, and a picture apparatus associatedwith the smaller section of said gallery and arranged to projectpictures into said gallery and onto gallery 1n said screen, the sectionsof said their outer end portions, having peek-holes, through which .thepidture' on said screen may be viewed by persons at the exterior of saidgallery.

6.-lhe combination of. the gallery made up of a relatively largeintermediatesection and exten ible sections of decreasingdiameter,adapted to be projected from both ends thereof, ot'atranslucent. screenin the said main section, and' a picture apparatus associated with thesmaller section at one end of said gallery, arrangedto project picturesinto said gallery and onto said screen, the sections of said gallery onboth sides of said screen having peek-holes through which the pictureon. both sides of said screen may be viewed by persons on the outside ofsaid gallery. 4

7.. he combination of a gallery made up of a relativelylargeintermediate section and extensible sections of decreasing adaptedto be projected from 0th ends thereof, of a translucent screen in thesaid ain section, ciated with the smaller section at one end of saidgallery, arranged to project pictures into said gallery and onto saidscreen, the sections of said gallery on both sides-of said screen havingpeek-holes through which the picture'on both sides of said'screen may beviewed; by persons on the outside of said gallery, and the said mainsection ofsaid mately at its central portion. 8. Thecombination with agallery and a screen therein, the casing of said gallery being formed byapproximately cylindrical sections decreasing successively in diameterin a'conimon direction, and the said sections in their ends having peekholes. through which ictures on the screen-may be viewed from tiieexterior of the" allery, an a picture apparatus associate section ofthe" said gallery and arranged to project pictures into said gallery andonto I said screen. 4

In testimony whereof we afli-x our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK D. SEARS. 'AXEL O. SODERGR-EN.

Witnesses:

F. D. MERCHANT, HARRY D. KILGonE.

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and a picture apparatus asso-' gallery being separably connectedapprox1-' with the smaller I

